Supply & Demand Chain Executive announces the winners of the 2021 Pros to Know award.
March 16, 2021
It would be a disservice to all frontline workers to just say that “2020 is one for the books.” Well, sure, it is, but those working behind the scenes may view it differently.
When the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first declared a global pandemic in March 2020, the world became slightly unhinged. Stock outs were normalized, schools went digital and adults worked from home. We all did our best to adjust to the “New Normal,” while professionals in supply chain, logistics, healthcare and more worked behind the scenes to give us all this new life.
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Protecting private sector supply chains helps those companies when natural disasters strike, delivering supplies to a disaster-impacted area and being able to re-establish supply chains after the fact.
Managing Editor Events like pandemics and severe weather have the potential to create major disruptions in the nation s supply chains.
Following the pandemic’s exposure of major cracks in the nation’s supply chains, the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), together with researchers from
Iowa State University, have issued a report offering policy recommendations to bolster private-sector supply chains. The study calls for the establishment of a national Office of Supply Chain to provide expertise, facilitate coordination across the federal government and encourage collaboration with the private sector.
“U.S. Supply Chain Priorities: The Case for a Federal Office of Supply Chain” contains a roadmap for policymakers to improve supply-chain competitiveness and resiliency, in place of what CBA describes as “the current disjointed system.” The report features input from 25 supply chain thou